down in the dumps

Ukrainian translation: засмучений/ у смутку; як в воду опущений/-а

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English term or phrase:down in the dumps
Ukrainian translation:засмучений/ у смутку; як в воду опущений/-а
Entered by: Alexander Matsyuk

07:32 Dec 24, 2007
English to Ukrainian translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: down in the dumps
Dear friends,
I would appreciate your support with providing version for this idiom in Ukrainian.
Please note that it is not "depressed", as I have to distinguish them.
Thank you.
Alexander Matsyuk
Ukraine
Local time: 12:54
впадати в тугу/смуток; як в воду опущен-ий/-а
Explanation:
в росю мові є ще кращий варіант - "хандра"

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Note added at 27 mins (2007-12-24 08:00:35 GMT)
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ще можна сказати "ПРИГНІЧЕНИЙ СТАН/СТАН ПРИГНІЧЕНОСТІ"
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Solomia
Canada
Local time: 06:54
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Summary of answers provided
4нещасливий / нещасний
Anna Makhorkina
4впадати в тугу/смуток; як в воду опущен-ий/-а
Solomia
4в стані пригніченості
Solomia
4кішки скребуть на душі
Alex Bezuglyy
4[тяжко] засмучений /геть знеохочений [до всього]
Stanislav Korobov
3туга рве душу/бере/точить; важко на душі/серці
Sergey Savchenko


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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
нещасливий / нещасний


Explanation:
сумний - нещасний/нещасливий - справді роззлючений

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Note added at 25 mins (2007-12-24 07:58:34 GMT)
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Можна ще *зажурений*

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Note added at 26 mins (2007-12-24 07:59:08 GMT)
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Хоча це більше "sad"...

Anna Makhorkina
United States
Local time: 06:54
Native speaker of: Native in UkrainianUkrainian, Native in RussianRussian
Notes to answerer
Asker: I very like нещасливий/нещасний, but it is present in the doc as "unhappy".

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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
впадати в тугу/смуток; як в воду опущен-ий/-а


Explanation:
в росю мові є ще кращий варіант - "хандра"

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Note added at 27 mins (2007-12-24 08:00:35 GMT)
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ще можна сказати "ПРИГНІЧЕНИЙ СТАН/СТАН ПРИГНІЧЕНОСТІ"

Solomia
Canada
Local time: 06:54
Native speaker of: Native in UkrainianUkrainian, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
в стані пригніченості


Explanation:
ще один варіант

Solomia
Canada
Local time: 06:54
Native speaker of: Native in UkrainianUkrainian, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: It is quite fine, but I need to have something different from "depressed", "sad", or "unhappy". That is a type of health/mood condition. Perhaps some Ukrainian word for "miserable"

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
туга рве душу/бере/точить; важко на душі/серці


Explanation:
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Sergey Savchenko
Ukraine
Local time: 12:54
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
кішки скребуть на душі


Explanation:
Тому, якщо вам погано, якщо на душі "скребуть кішки"...

Alex Bezuglyy
Local time: 20:24
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
[тяжко] засмучений /геть знеохочений [до всього]


Explanation:
Російсько-український словник сталих виразів

Как в воду опущенный (унылый, печальный). Як у воду опущений; тяжко засмучений (зажурений); геть знеохочений [до всього]. ...
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Stanislav Korobov
Ukraine
Local time: 12:54
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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